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Main skein – Wpi 13, 214 yards, 3.65 oz, DK
Small skein – Wpi 13, 30 yards, .50 oz, DK
I only lost about .05 oz in the processing and prep. One of
the fibers had quite a bit of small vegetable matter within, which you saw me
picking out. The mini skein is entirely the second strand plied onto itself and
I think it would make a nice finishing edge. I am not entirely happy with this
spin up, the second strand is less showy but spun up nicely and I like it better. The combination of
having both cotton and silk – I said they weren’t in the bin, but I was wrong,
the soft creamy stuff in the unveiling section is cotton – made for a difficult
spin. I have a balanced yarn here, but I am not as happy with it as I would be
if the entire yarn was the second strand’s colorway. In deciding how I would
spin this up I chose to put most of the angora, lighter colored alpaca, mohair,
all of the silk and all of the cotton into the first strand. The darker colors (Merino,
Lincoln Longwool, Wensleydale, alpaca and glitter) went to the second strand so
set myself up for this issue, but I had a good reason, I wanted the stable
length of the silk to help stabilize the shortness of the cotton. I do feel
that this was helpful, but maybe not as much as I hoped. I did go through the bin again to make certain
(touch wood) that all the cotton and silk are out of the bin I have set up for
my mystery spin selectors to pick from. I added some more stuff while I was
there so I am looking forward to the next one.
I am working on my framing and hoping that some changes I am
making to my set-up will improve the visibility of my hands in the shots. If
you have suggestions, I welcome them, both in video and in what you would be
interested in me working on. I have the next mystery spin box made, this time
by a dear friend, and am working on a spin of brown sheep wool that I dyed and
a silk blending. The next podcast will be a catch up chat so you can see more
of what I have been working on!
The apron I am wearing in so many of the shots is recycled
men’s silk ties. The silk helps the wool not to stick to me so I don’t arrive
to pick my kids up from school looking like a sheep. My dad suggested making
another in different colors might help the video, so I am gathering a few more
for that project.
I am thinking about either making the Super Eyelet Shawl by
Fiona Wright or weaving with it. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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